U SPORTS announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons

The reigning U SPORTS men's soccer champion Montreal Carabins will defend their title on home pitch next season as host of the 2019 edition of the national tournament.

Ten U SPORTS national championship hosts were revealed on Tuesday in women’s rugby, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s volleyball for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.

The national championships awarded are as follows:

U SPORTS National Championship

2019-20 Season

2020-21 Season

Women’s Rugby

University of Ottawa

Queen’s University

Women’s Soccer

University Victoria

Cape Breton University

Men’s Soccer

Université de Montreal

Carleton University

Women’s Volleyball

University of Calgary

University of British Columbia

Men’s Volleyball

University of Manitoba

Brandon University

“Several high-quality bids were presented for these championships, which speaks to the terrific work our members are doing to enhance our national events,” said U SPORTS President and CEO Graham Brown. “Since refining the bid process, the national office continues to receive increasing interest from both institutions and their surrounding communities with a commitment to elevated standards. We congratulate all 10 winning hosts coast-to-coast from Victoria to Cape Breton, and look forward to working with them to stage first-class tournaments for our student-athletes and fans.”

Following Tuesday’s announcements, 12 national championship events in the 2019-20 season have been awarded across all four conferences and seven provinces, reaffirming U SPORTS as the national brand of university sports in Canada.

The 2019 U SPORTS Winter Championship season begins Feb.21-23 with swimming hosted by UBC and wrestling hosted by the University of Calgary. The full three-year championship calendar is available here.